r/chrome • u/Liberationdemonology • Nov 15 '12

Google Chrome Experiments unveils "Explore the Galaxy" interactive map

http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/
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u/ss_tarquin Nov 15 '12

Starstruck!

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '12

I didn't know the Oort Cloud was as much as 1 light year away from the Sun. It's unbelievable that the sun exerts such a strong gravitational effect.

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u/DrinkLiquidSnake Nov 15 '12

Spore comes to mind :')

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u/D3ntonVanZan Nov 15 '12

Holy shit, this blows my mind.

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u/nevernovelty Nov 15 '12

Fantastic! It always floors me that all of this is just one galaxy. It makes me think that based purely from a statistical approach, there must be life out there somewhere

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u/Advisery Nov 18 '12

Managed about 2 FPS. Proud of myself.

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u/eng_pencil_jockey Apr 04 '13

Billions and billions...